Mar
29
2010
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Sherrie Eldridge, author of 20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed.
Topic: The secrets to understanding the unique needs of your adoptive child—and becoming the best parent you can be.
Issues: Talking candidly with your child about her adoption and birth family; connect with other adoptive families to build a support network; help your child move past his “broken life” narrative.
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Mar
22
2010
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Maggie Jackson, author of Distracted.
Topic: The erosion of attention and the coming dark age.
Issues: The roots of an attention-deficit culture; why channeling our thoughts and ideas into outlines and bullet points is dangerous; how the tools we use shape and teach us; how the way we live is eroding our capacity for deep, sustained, perceptive attention.
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Mar
15
2010
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Tom Farrey, author of Game On.
Topic: How the pressure to win at all costs endangers youth sports.
Issues: Why winning isn't nearly as important to kids as it is to parents; the real reasons kids like sports; how overbearing parents can ruin a child's interest in sports; the importance of just getting out there and having fun.
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Mar
08
2010
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Nancy Rappaport, author of In Her Wake.
Topic: A child psychiatrist explores the mystery of her mother's suicide.
Issues: How tragic loss can bring family members closer together; how to talk to your child about suicide; how grief can lead to positive things like personal growth; how the survivors of suicide loss can heal and thrive.
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Mar
01
2010
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Charles Sophy, author of Side by Side.
Topic: Conflict-free mother-daughter communication.
Issues: How mother-daughter communication is like a big, scary roller coaster; the four truths of mother-daughter communication; observing and identifying potential sources of conflict; money and values; sex and the perceived transfer of sexuality;
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